Featured singer · Ifficial Reggae Movement

JayRebl

Lovers rock that turns into roots, and a room that sings the last chorus. Two 50-minute live sets with a DJ built into the show, so the floor never goes quiet.

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2 × 50minutes of live music
24songs and medleys
12live singer + DJ moments
1 DJpart of the show

About JayRebl

JayRebl is from Kingston, Jamaica, and has been singing all his life. He plays guitar, and he is a featured singer with Ifficial Reggae Movement, sharing the lead spot with Livingston and Nego Hights. Off stage he is quiet and introverted. Then the music starts and he lights up the stage, closing his second set with a guitar solo on “No Woman, No Cry.”

His sets are built on the songs reggae crowds love best: the lovers rock of Gregory Isaacs, John Holt, Freddie McGregor and Tarrus Riley, the roots of Dennis Brown, Lucky Dube and Bob Marley, and the newer love songs of Jah Cure and Gyptian. He takes a room from romance to reggae, adds a few surprises like Peter Tosh’s “Johnny B. Goode” and Sam Smith’s “Stay with Me” in reggae style, and trades moments with the DJ so the night never drops.

Why a room books this set

Songs the whole room knowsGregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Bob Marley, Tarrus Riley, Gyptian and more, sung by a voice built for them.
A set that buildsSet 1 moves through lovers rock into a strong reggae finish. Set 2 opens with roots, moves into singalongs and closes on favorites.
A DJ in the showThe DJ and JayRebl play off each other all night: rewinds, face-offs, countdowns, a dubplate with his name on it.
The crowd is part of itPhone lights, a live countdown, a crowd that picks the winner. People stay for the next moment.

Twelve moments the room remembers

This is what a DJ and a singer can do together that a band alone cannot. Each moment lives inside a song’s time slot, so the sets stay at 50 minutes.

Set 1 · Romance into Reggae

Knock, knock 4:00 · Front Door
The DJKnocksA scratched door knock over the intro
JayReblAnswers“Who’s there?” and the room replies
The bandWalks inFront Door, Gregory Isaacs
The original hook 12:00 · If I Were a Carpenter
The DJDrops the pop chorusFour bars of the song everyone half-knows
JayReblAnswers in reggaeJohn Holt’s version, “same song, different island”
The bandCarries it homeThe full song, the room singing along
Hospital monitor 30:00 · Night Nurse
The DJRuns a heartbeatA monitor beep under the medley while the band thins out
JayReblCalls the room“Is there a nurse in the house?”
The bandDrops the grooveNight Nurse lands in full
Royal court 35:30 · She’s Royal
The DJSounds the fanfareA trumpet entrance for the room
JayReblCrowns the ladiesHands up to be crowned
The roomSings it to themThe whole hook, aimed at the women
Rewind 40:00 · Too Experienced
The DJPulls it backThe classic selector rewind after the first chorus
JayRebl“Let’s go again”He runs the chorus a second time
The roomDemands a thirdThe crowd decides when it moves on
The riff vs. Tosh 45:00 · Johnny B. Goode
The DJPlays the riffTwo bars of Chuck Berry’s opening
The bandCrashes inPeter Tosh’s version, full power
JayReblHands offIntroduces the DJ over the closing vamp

Set 2 · Roots, Heart & Big Singalongs

Dubplate drop 0:00 · Lucky Dube medley
The DJOpens the setA custom dubplate voiced with JayRebl’s name
JayReblWalks in on itHe enters on his own intro
The bandJoins the medleyHouse of Exile into Back to My Roots
Live countdown 16:30 · Top Ten
The DJCounts downFrom 10, between the verses
The roomShouts the numbersEvery number is the crowd’s
JayReblNames number oneHis pick for the best love song in the room
Sound clash 20:00 · Mid-set face-off
The DJ30 secondsOne record, played to win the room
JayRebl30 secondsOne song, answered live
The roomDecidesAn applause meter picks the winner
Pop vs. reggae 36:00 · Stay with Me
The DJPlays Sam SmithThe pop chorus, as recorded
JayReblAnswers as Romain VirgoThe reggae chorus, as it should be sung
The roomPicks a sideBack and forth until the crowd settles it
Phone lights 40:00 · Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
The DJFades to a heartbeatThe beat drops away
The roomLights upPhone lights across the floor
JayReblTakes the last verseAlmost unaccompanied
Guitar solo, then the crowd 44:00 · No Woman, No Cry
JayReblTakes the guitar soloLive on guitar, the band holding the groove under him
The roomSings the refrainThe band and DJ drop out and the room carries it
The DJRises under themThe first DJ track comes in under the last chorus

The full sets

Every song and medley, with the time each one starts.

Set 1 · Romance into Reggae · 50 minutes
Builds through lovers rock into a strong reggae finish. The band ends hard on “Johnny B. Goode,” the DJ is introduced over the closing vamp and plays straight in.
1
Always on My MindDa’Ville0:00
2
Front DoorGregory Isaacs→My Number OneGregory Isaacs4:00
3
Want You BackSinging Melody8:30
4
If I Were a CarpenterJohn Holt12:00
5
Just as I AmL.U.S.T.15:30
6
Do You BelieveGhost19:30
7
UnchainedJack Radics23:00
8
So I’ll Wait for YouFreddie McGregor26:30
9
Rented to Touch→Putting Up Resistance→Night Nurse30:00
10
She’s RoyalTarrus Riley35:30
11
Too ExperiencedBarrington Levy40:00
12
Johnny B. GoodePeter Tosh45:00
Set 2 · Roots, Heart & Big Singalongs · 50 minutes
Opens with roots, moves into singalongs and closes on familiar favorites. JayRebl takes a guitar solo on “No Woman, No Cry,” then the room carries the last refrain while the band is introduced and thanked, and the DJ takes over.
1
House of ExileLucky Dube→Back to My RootsLucky Dube→Mirror, MirrorLucky Dube0:00
2
Have MercyThe Mighty Diamonds6:00
3
Love OverdueGyptian9:30
4
Ain’t That Loving YouDennis Brown13:00
5
Top TenGregory Isaacs16:30
6
2TimeRicardo Gayle20:00
7
Cottage in Negril23:30
8
I Wanna Wake Up with You27:30
9
All of MeJah Cure→Unconditional LoveJah Cure31:30
10
Stay with MeSam Smith / Romain Virgo36:00
11
Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorEd Robinson40:00
12
Waiting in VainBob Marley→I Wanna Love YouBob Marley→No Woman, No CryBob Marley44:00

Times are targets from the start of each set, including transitions and brief audience interaction. Medleys use shortened arrangements to stay inside 50 minutes. Arrangements are rehearsed and adjusted to the room.

JayRebl in a forest green camp shirt and shorts with gold and black stripes, white tank and suede desert boots

Bring JayRebl to your room

JayRebl performs with Ifficial Reggae Movement and a DJ as part of a full produced night, with a street team that helps bring people in. You choose the structure: a flat fee you name, or a door or bar deal. Start with one trial date.

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